Removal of a non-communicating horn may not affect persistence or recurrence of endometriosis: a case report
| Autor: | Peter F. McComb, Elizabeth L. Taylor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty Endometriosis Uterus Pelvic Pain Persistence (computer science) Menstruation Diagnosis Differential Gynecologic Surgical Procedures medicine Humans Stage (cooking) Laparoscopy Gynecology medicine.diagnostic_test French horn business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Uterine horns medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Female business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC. 29(3) |
| ISSN: | 1701-2163 |
| Popis: | Background Retrograde menstruation is thought to initiate and potentiate endometriosis in women with non-communicating uterine anomalies. The effect of removing a non-communicating uterine horn on the persistence or recurrence of endometriosis is unknown. Case A 29-year-old woman with a non-communicating uterine horn and endometriosis underwent surgical removal of the non-communicating horn with cautery of the endometriosis. A laparoscopy done two years later showed endometriosis similar in stage to that found at the initial procedure. Conclusion Removal of a non-communicating uterine horn in a woman with endometriosis did not reduce the risk of persistence or recurrence of the disease. |
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